Our Story
Who We Are.
The Benedicta Olaiya Educational/Grassroots Empowerment Foundation (BOEGEF) started in the year 2003, as our contribution towards reducing the unemployment rate in Nigeria by encouraging entrepreneurship through our vocational skills acquisition programme. The Foundation was officially registered in 2010 by the Federal Government of Nigeria. As of today, the Foundation has successfully trained thousands of youths in different areas of skill and vocational expertise.
Born out of a desire to give back to the community and to reduce the level of unemployment and poverty; the foundation has so far been successful. Obviously no country with a population as high as Nigeria’s can readily provide jobs for all of its growing number of school leavers; therefore the number of
unemployed people dropping out of schools will continue to increase daily, unless individuals are empowered with entrepreneurial skills.
BOEGEF is a people oriented initiative providing practical vocational, technical & entrepreneurial training for unemployed youths & small business owners. The activities of the Foundation have been carefully designed to help aspiring youths reach their goals, through acquisition of practical entrepreneurial and vocational / technical skills.
Though said, that Vocational and Technical Training is the engine for technological and economic development; the development of this area of education is just beginning to clearly emerge in Nigeria.
Poverty Alleviation
Our purpose is to empower youths with skills that will alleviate poverty by enabling them startup their own businesses.
Employment
We empower youths with skills that will help them achieve gainful employment.
Social Service
We empower youths with skill that will help provide some necessary social service for the society.
The Chairperson, Chief Benedicta Modupe Olaiya is an educationist and politician. Over the years, she has advocated the need for a sustainable society. She believes that, this can only be achieved, if the right people are at the right places, at the right time. She is so passionate about grassroots developments; hence, her drive in bringing sustainable development to the grassroots, through this empowerment programme that is aimed at reaching out to as many youths as possible.
She believes in giving back to the society as under her leadership, BOEGEF has embarked upon several community development projects.
Dr. Folashade Olaiya is a pharmacist. She graduated from University in 1986. Over the years, she has advocated the need for a sustainable society. She believes that, this can only be achieved, if the right people are at the right places, at the right time. She is so passionate about grassroots developments; hence, her drive in bringing sustainable development to the grassroots, through this empowerment programme that is aimed at reaching out to as many youths as possible.
She believes in giving back to the society as under her leadership, BOEGEF has embarked upon several community development projects.